Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to create a registry of patients with Pulmonary Hypertension who received medical care in the Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires.
Detailed description
The Institutional Registry of Pulmonary Hypertension includes patients prospectively with incident pulmonary hypertension type I. It also includes prevalent cases from our HMO who had diagnosis prior the beginning of the registry.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with PAH WHO group 1 (2022 ESC/ESR guidelines criteria) as the presence of a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) greater than 20 mmHg at rest with pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) \>15 mmHg and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) \>2 WU, according to the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. 2. Included in the institutional registry of PAH of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires 3. Aged ≥18 years at the index date. *
Exclusion criteria
History of lung transplantation surgery previously the baseline period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Hypertension prevalence | 1 year | Pulmonary Hypertension prevalence in our community. |
| Pulmonary Hypertension incidence | 1 year | Pulmonary Hypertension incidence in our community |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality rate | 1 year |
Countries
Argentina
Contacts
Primary ContactIgnacio M Bluro, MD
Outcome results
None listed